The Mackinnon Stakes is 2000 metre weight-for-age race held as a lead-up to the Melbourne Cup. The race is held in October or November each year at Flemington during the Spring Racing Carnival, normally on the Saturday before the Melbourne Cup.
Race Type: Group 1 WFA 3YO & up
Distance: 2000m
Track: Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria
Date: 29 October 2011
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The first Mackinnon Stakes was run in 1869 and was won by a horse named Glencoe. It was known as the Melbourne Stakes prior to 1936, and has had Group 1 status since 1979. It carries prizemoney of $750,000 and is a WFA race for three-year-olds and up, although in 2003 Casual Pass became the first three-year-old to win the Mackinnon Stakes for
50 years.
2011 Mackinnon Stakes Final Field & Odds:
Markets for the 2011 Mackinnon Stakes are now live with Rekindled Interest the early favourite followed by Glass Harmonium and then Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed. See below for all the latest Mackinnon Stakes odds plus final field.
‘Odds not currently available’2011 Mackinnon Stakes Preview & Tips:
The following are the top 4 selections from our tipster panel for this years race.
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Previous winners of the Mackinnon Stakes:
There are a number of great mares in the list of past winners, with five mares winning in the past 20 years. These are Empire Rose (1988), Horlicks (1989), Let’s Elope (1991), Champagne (1998) and La Bella Dama (2001). Both Empire Rose and Let’s Elope were good enough to go on to win the Melbourne Cup the following tuesday. Two legendary mares have managed to win this race on three occasions – Tranquil Star in 1942, 1944 & 1945 and Wakeful in 1901, 1902, 1903 and are the only two horses to win three times, although there are many several horses to win on two occasions, including Phar Lap in 1930 and 1931.
There are many other notable winners including Grand Armee (2004), Lonhro (2002), Better Loosen Up (1990), Rubiton (1987), Dulcify (1979), Leilani (1974), Rain Lover (1968), Tobin Bronze (1966), Comic Court (1949 &
1950), Flight (1946), Ajax (1938), Peter Pan (1932 & 1934) and Carbine (1889).
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2011 | Glass Harmonium | Mourayan | Rekindled Interest |
| 2010 | So You Think | Descarado | Ginga Dude |
| 2009 | Scenic Shot | Miss Maren | Viewed |
| 2008 | Thesio | Barbaricus | Sirmione |
| 2007 | Sirmione | Princess Coup | Zipping |
| 2006 | Desert War | Growl | Aqua dAmore |
| 2005 | Lad Of The Manor | Our Smoking Joe | Lachlan River |
| 2004 | Grand Armee | Confectioner | Vouvray |
| 2003 | Casual Pass | Pentastic | Fields Of Omagh |
| 2002 | Lonhro | Royal Code | Distinctly Secret |
| 2001 | La Bella Dama | Hill Of Grace | Emission |
| 2000 | Oliver Twist | Camarena | Slavonic |
